1、Unit 2,Section B Period 2 (2a-Self Check),Problem,I always feel worried. What should I do?,Advice,Maybe you should learn to relax.,How to relax?,do sports,How to relax?,listen to music,How to relax?,talk with your best friend,New Words,opinion n. skill n. typical adj. football n. cut out quick adj.
2、continue v. compare v.,意见；想法；看法 技艺；技巧 典型的 （美式）橄榄球；足球 删除；删去 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的 持续；继续存在 比较,compare with crazy adj. push v. development n. cause v. usual adj. in ones opinion perhaps adv.,比较；对比 不理智的；疯狂的 鞭策；督促；推动； 发展；发育；成长 造成；引起 通常的；寻常的 依看 可能；大概；也许,football compare pressure,Section 1 Before You Read,Look at t
3、he words below, and guess their meanings.,This is a _.,football,He is under great _.,pressure,They are _their houses.,comparing,2a,Check () the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.,_ do homework _ use the Internet _ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends _ watch mov
4、ies _ play sports or exercise,Read the article and answer the questions.,2b,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?,Read the passage and draw the most important sentences in each paragraph. Try to answer the following questions.
5、,Section 2 While You Read,Questions of the Passage,1. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very _. 2. What after-school activities do children take? The after-school activities children take are: basketball practice, football training, piano lessons.,busy,3. Do Doctors think too much pressure is
6、 not good for a childs development?,Yes, they do.,Discussion,What will you do if your parents let you have too many classes?,2c,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below.,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical exercise and practice
7、 of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work _ 4. Usual or common _,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _ 6. Getting better or bigger _ 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _,Discuss the questions with your partner.,2d,1. What do you think of aft
8、er-school activities? 2. What should you do to relax?,Language points,the + 姓+ s 夫妇 / 一家人 the Greens 格林夫妇；格林一家 The Smiths is a happy family. The Lis are on holiday. The Zhous live upstairs.,_ were having supper when I got there. 我到那儿时特纳一家正在吃晚饭。,The Turners,until prep. 到为止 I did my homework until my
9、mother came back from work. 我一直做作业直到妈妈下班回家。 until “直到（为止）”，用于肯定句中，与延续性动词连用，表示动作或状态的持续。,I will wait for him _ he _ back. A. until; will come B. until; comes C. after; will come D. after; comes 【点拨】选B。句意为：我将等到他回来。 not. . . until. . . “直到才；不到不”，常与非延续性动词连用，当主句用一般将来时，until引导的从句用一般现在时表将来。,Its time for sth
10、. （某事发生或应该发生的）时间，时候。 Its time for lunch. 午餐时间到了。,send v. 派遣、打发、安排去 send to He sent his son to return the books to the library. 他派他儿子把书还给图书馆。,compare v. 比较 And they are always comparing them with other children. 并且他们总是拿他们和其他孩子作比较。,People often compare the life _ a stage(舞台). A. with B. to C. of D. ab
11、out,【点拨】选B。compare. . . to. . . “把比作”，不同事物相比。compare. . . with. . . “与相比较”，相同事物相比。句意为：人们经常把人生比作一个舞台。故选B。,push v. 推动；移动 The little boy pushed the door open. 小男孩把门推开了。,themselves prop. (反身代词)他们; (她们、它们)自己 They want to spend the evening by themselves. by oneself 靠自己 One should not live by oneself alone
12、.,absent oneself 缺席 beside oneself 失常; 若狂 of oneself 独自; 自发地 in spite of oneself 不知不觉地 be oneself 身心自在，怡然自得 be pleased with oneself 自满 come to oneself 苏醒过来; 醒悟过来; 恢复理性 for oneself 为自己; 代表自己; 独力地; 亲自地,More expressions,3a,Read the opinions below and make notes on your own opinions.,Why should children
13、 take after-school classes? 1. “After-school classes can help kids get into a good university.” 2. “I want my child to be a successful person.” 3. “Its good for children to start learning from a young age.”,Your opinions Agree: Disagree:,3b,Write a letter to the magazine to express your opinions on
14、after-school classes for children. Use the following expressions to help you.,Self Check,1,Fill in the blanks using until, so that or although.,1. You should eat more now _ you wont be hungry later. 2. _ you may not like to do chores, you should help your parents around the house.,3. You should save
15、 more money _ you can buy a gift for your friends birthday. 4. Kids shouldnt play computer games _ late at night. They should rest early. 5. _ many people like to eat junk food, they should really eat more fruit and vegetables _ they can be healthy.,2,For each problem, choose the advice you agree wi
16、th more. Then write your own advice.,1. My best friend and I had a fight, and now she wont speak to me. A: You should keep trying to talk to her until she talks to you. B: Why dont you wait a few more days before talking to her? My advice: _,2. My friend wants me to go to a party on the weekend, but
17、 I want to study for my exams next week. A: Why dont you just go to the party? Itll help you to relax. B: You should study for the exams because theyre more important than a party. My advice: _,3. My brother watches television while Im trying to study. A: Why dont you tell him to do something quiet
18、when youre studying? B: You could tell him to turn down the TV. My advice: _,Useful Expressions,Please enjoy the pain which is unable to avoid. 请享受无法回避的痛苦。 Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people. 坎坷是人们的生活教科书。,Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished. - Swetchine 强者才懂得斗争；弱者甚至失败都 资格，而是生来 被征服的。 - 斯威特切尼,1. Copy and read new words three times. () 2. Do the related exercises in workbook. () 3. Write a passage with your problems. (),
